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"Tatau" Opening Day Celebration

2016年07月30日

Join us for the opening day of Tatau! Our daylong celebration will include: 12 p.m.: Traditional Samoan ‘ava ceremony 1 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: Live tattooing demonstrations by exhibiting artists Su‘a Sulu‘ape Peter, Sulu‘ape Si‘i Liufau, Tuigamala Andy Tauafiafi, Mike Fatutoa, and Sulu‘ape Steve Looney 1:30 p.m.–2:10 p.m.: Remarks by Ann Burroughs, JANM Interim President and CEO; exhibition curator Takahiro “Ryudai...

"Honor and Sacrifice: The Roy Matsumoto Story"

2015年05月09日

FREE This award-winning film tells the story of Roy Matsumoto, a Nisei who became a World War II hero when he fought against the Japanese as part of Merrill’s Marauders, an American guerrilla unit. He also did work in military intelligence, which was kept secret for 50 years. Matsumoto had one brother who also fought for the Americans and three who fought for the Japanese, while his parents and sisters decided...

Legacy Series: Daniel Dae Kim

2010年05月15日

Enjoy an evening of candid conversations with some of the most successful and influential leaders within the entertainment industry, the seminars are an opportunity to gain first-hand insights and perspectives in a master class setting reminiscent of Bravo's "Inside the Actor’s Studio." The first Legacy Series' first guest is Lost's Daniel Dae Kim in conversation with Giant Robot's Eric Nakamura. Presented in c...

Shibori Workshop with Yoshiko Akane

2007年12月16日

In the last of the gift-making workshops, learn the ancient Japanese art of colorful shibori dyeing with Yoshiko Akane. $10 National Museum Members; $15 non-members, includes materials and Museum admission.

Japanese American National Museum To Take "A Sentimental Journey" To World Famous Hollywood Palladium For Annual Dinner March 3

2001年03月03日

The Japanese American National Museum will hold its 2001 Annual Dinner at the world-famous Hollywood Palladium under the theme A Sentimental Journey on Saturday, March 3, 2001. Festivities will include the honoring of Asian American Broadway pioneer Pat Suzuki and animator Iwao Takamoto, who is credited with the creative design of "Scooby-Doo" and other famous cartoon characters; a black-tie dinner dance; and a sil...

Humanity Above Nation

1998年05月01日 - 1998年08月02日

This exhibit explores the lives and careers of two 19th century shipwrecked sailors from Japan who were among the first Japanese to be educated in America and who went on to help shape the relations between the two countries. Developed by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i and the Joseph Heco Society of Hawai‘i.

The Neighborhood Project

1998年03月25日

The Japanese American National Museum is proud to collaborate with Luis Alfaro, Co-Director of the Latino Theatre Initiative at the Mark Taper Forum, ARTScorpsLA, and students from Belmont High School to create The Neighborhood Project which explores the various LA communities’ interpretation of family, community, and neighborhood in the form of a play. Three free performances will be held at the Museum, locat...

Jon Nakamatsu, Surprise Van Cliburn Winner, to be Honored at Japanese American National Museum Dinner

1997年11月04日

Even his piano teacher, Marina Derryberry, was surprised when Jon Nakamatsu earned the Gold Medal at the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition earlier this year in Fort Worth, Texas. And Derryberry has been instructing Nakamatsu since he was six years old. Nakamatsu and NBC-TV’s Today News Anchor Ann Curry will become the first recipients of the Japanese American National Museum’s Awards for Excelle...

Fighting For Tomorrow

1995年11月10日 - 1997年01月12日

Fighting for Tomorrow is the story of Japanese Americans in America’s wars and particularly of their heroic service in World War II. It is the story of two wars—against America’s enemies abroad and for equal rights at home. Digital exhibit funded by the 100th/442/MIS WW2 Memorial Foundation.

Big Drum Articles—All in the Drum

All in the Drum: Building Taiko in America By Sojin Kim, Ph.D. There’s a whole universe inside this drum. —Mark Miyoshi, taiko maker, Mt. Shasta, California Mark Miyoshi is the first and most renowned professional taiko maker in the United States, and his clientele is international in scope. His endeavors and achievements are closely tied to the development of taiko drumming in this country—a mov...